Dealspwn writes: This week we chat about the departure of John Riccitiello from EA along with the SimCity "redemption portal"; we look at Quantic Dream and DONTNOD holding firm against marketing interference; we discuss the "new" Durango report and the controversy surrounding always-connected services; and we give our impressions of the recent Transistor and Saints Row IV reveals.
As Richard Garriott might say, no other podcast comes close to the awesomeness of this podcast.
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I played the Ultimas on PC many years ago I believe 7 was the last one I played. Hopefully they bring it back - single player though, not online.
James M. Whitehurst named interim CEO as the board begins its search for a permanent replacement.
"Gee whiz, can't imagine what brought this on..."
Nowadays, *retirement* for CEOs from big gaming companies is a fancy term for *you f* up and now your fired!"
This bag of dirt probably got a big check to make this move. Very sad that the scummier you are the bigger the golden parchute! Hopefully he is done for good with the video game industry !
Saw it coming. Only way they can begin to regain trust is by having this guy step down. Well at least that'll help their image, corporate greed is gonna bring everything down eventually.
damn, the backash was so big that he, presumably, had to retire.
i mean, it was a scummy move
Remember this year's Saints Row(opens in new tab)? Volition would probably prefer that you didn't, which might go some way to explaining why the studio recently decided to upgrade everyone's copy of Saints Row 4(opens in new tab) to its full-fat Re-elected Edition, containing all the game's story and cosmetic DLC and even introducing cross-play between Steam, Epic, and GOG versions of the game.
Unfortunately, that upgrade seems to have backfired, and players now report a myriad of bugs with their new version of SR4. Both the Saints Row Steam forums(opens in new tab) and subreddit(opens in new tab) are filled with players complaining of broken saves, crashes, and mods failing to function. It's also received a few hundred negative Steam reviews(opens in new tab) since the update. If it's succeeded in washing the taste of Saints Row (2022) out of players' mouths, it's only because it tastes even worse.
I wonder if Volition's getting reorged under Gearbox impacted the quality of their release.
